Me with the view from the first winery behind me

December 23rd

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December 25th 2008
Napier, New Zealand, North Island - December 23rd - 1:48pm I got to sleep in a little today as we didn’t get to Napier until 11am. Lee had to go to work and do his talk so I had no trouble sleeping. I soon got woken up to him coming in to change, he was pretty jealous that I was still curled up in bed. We decided last night that I was going to head into town on my own for a bit or else I wouldnâ ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more